World War Two
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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JAPAN
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Japan's goals for expansion:
Japan was island, it had limited resources and had a rapidly growing population at the time. It could not sustain itself so it began expanding to gain more power and have more control in the world.
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International response to Japanese Expansion:
The League of Nations did not do anything due to the fact that they did not have the authority or power in order to do so after the Japanese withdrawal from it and their expansion. It was mainly the allied who stopped the Japanese forces.
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Chinese under Japanese rule:
The Chinese under Japanese rule didn't end well. They fought back and with the help of many world powers regained their territory.
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Reasons why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor:
The Pearl Harbor attacks were meant to beat the United States into submission. The Japanese thought that if they crippled the United States pacific fleet they could prevent them from interfering with their plans to gain control over the pacific.
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Principle ideas behind Fascism:
1. Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism
2. Disdain for the importance of human rights
3. Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause
4. The supremacy of the military/avid militarism
5. Rampant sexism
6. A controlled mass media
7. Obsession with national security
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Principle ideas of fascism continued:
8. Religion and ruling elite tied together
9. Power of corporations protected
10. Power of labor suppressed or eliminated
11. Disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts
12. Obsession with crime and punishment
13. Rampant cronyism and corruption
14. Fraudulent elections
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Mussolini's rise to power:
Mussolini began his rise to power as a socialist, gaining more and more followers. He than began to slowly change his ideals from socialist values to fascist values eventually becoming a dictator. He was smart and ultimately got what he wanted while giving the masses some of what they would want without them realizing the bigger picture.
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Reasons why Italy was a weak Axis power:
Italy was a weak axis power because they were divided in half. There was the northern part with fascist ideals and the southern part controlled by the monarchy.
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Hitler's rise to power:
Germany was ruined after World War One, and in a very weak state. Hitler came along and promised them to return Germany to its former power and help bring back it's greatness. Because of their hardships, the Germans believed him and followed him into what would become World War Two.
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Anti-Jewish laws that were passed by the Nazi Regime and their impact in Germany and the occupied territories:
The first wave of laws that oppressed the Jews mainly limited the participation of Jews in German public life. The next wave of laws limited the amount of Jewish students that could attend german schools, colleges, and universities. They also revoked many things of the Jews.
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Reasons why Germany believed they had to expand their empire throughout Europe:
After World War One, Germany was a shadow of what it once was. They believed that they need to expand to its former greatness or surpass it and bring along the wealth that came with being under german rule to the others.
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Strategic Military blunders Hilter made throughout the war:
Battle of Britain
Cancellation of weapons program
Invasion of Russia
The "no retreat" order
No women laborers
War on the USA
That battle of Kursk
Battle of the bulge
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SOVIET UNION
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Reasons why the Soviet Union signed a Non-Aggression act with Germany:
The Soviet Union signed the non-aggression pact because he had been able to come to an agreement with Britain and France over similar topics. He also needed time to build up the soviet army after the purge of the Reda day officer corps in 1937. He also was promised land that included some of the Baltic states and some of Poland.
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Advantages the Soviet Army had over the German Army:
After the Russians retreated the initiated a protocol known as scorched earth. They destroyed everything the Germans could have possibly used, killing many nazis. Because of this, the invasion took much longer than planned and lasted through the winter. It had been one of the worst winters yet and the Germans were not prepared at all and many died.
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Significance of the Battle of Stalingrad and its impact on Germany:
The battle of Stalingrad marked the end of german advancement in Eastern Europe and Russia. Not only did they stop trying to gain are there, the Russians became more powerful and began fighting back, taking back there territory among others.
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UNITED STATES
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What caused the United States to join World War II:
The Pearl Harbor attacks was the inciting incident for the United States. After that had occured, they could no longer sit by and let the others deal with it. However, rather than declaring war on all the axis powers at first or only declared war on Japan, causing Hitler to declare war on the United States, and the US to return in war with Germany.
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Explain how Japan lost their initiative in the Pacific:
After the battle of coral sea the Japanese began to lose their initiative. In order to increase their strength in the pacific the Japanese attempted to take over strategic places, but lost giving them to the allies, leaving them worse off than before, losing key parts of their fleet.
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